Supplemental Compensation (Pregnancy Leave). (a) Effective on confirmation by the Canada Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Employer’s Supplementary Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, an employee who is on pregnancy leave as provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 22, or 23 of the Employment Insurance Act shall be paid a supplemental unemployment benefit for a period not exceeding fifteen (15) weeks. The supplement shall be equivalent to the difference between eighty percent (80%) of her normal weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Receipt by the Employer of the employee’s employment insurance cheque stubs shall constitute proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits.
